当妻子挣得更多时 你怎么想?
<p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breadwinners">breadwinners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="smack">smack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinctively">distinctively</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="dilemma">dilemma</span>: <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beta">beta</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p>根据美国劳工统计局(<span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>)的数据，美国有40%的女性是家中的顶梁柱──也就是说，她们的收入比自己的丈夫要高。而我就是这40%中的一员。如同我那数百万名女性同胞一样，这让我陷入了当代社会独有的一个困境之中：该如何面对夫妻之间因女强男弱而带来的紧张关系。</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="antiques">antiques</span> <span word="restorer">restorer</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="evaporated">evaporated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="utilities">utilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="car">car</span>-<span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="octopus">octopus</span>-<span word="armed">armed</span> 12- <span word="to">to</span> 14-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="depleted">depleted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vibrating">vibrating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>.</p><p>我先生是一位古董修复师，而由于经济衰退，他这个行当几乎是全军覆没了。我先生挣来的钱足够支付水电煤气的费用，以及我们的汽车保险费，与此同时，他还在尽力帮着做家务和照顾孩子。我是家中那个每天像八爪鱼似的工作12到14个小时而且往往一周要工作七天的人。终于能上床睡觉时，我总是筋疲力尽，心中还充满了焦虑。</p>
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